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An orc is a fictional creature found in many different fantasy universes. Orcs are typically non-magical, and are the same size and strength as men, and tend to be evil. They were popularised in Tolkien's works as "fallen" elves, but are well known from many other works, including Warhammer and Dungeons & Dragons. They are related to goblins, which tend to be smaller and less strong than their orc brethren.
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Do we ever see spells used by orcs?
Leaving aside how you interpret Gandalf's words, off-hand I can think of at most two examples of Orcs using magic, though neither are without caveats:
The Goblins of the Misty Mountains
[Bilbo] could … Return of the King Book V Chapter 4: "The Siege of Gondor"
The sticking point here is that we don't know who lay those spells; it may have been the Orcs, or it may have been one of the Nine, or even …
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Who was the leader of Uruk-Hai in the Battle of Helm's Deep?
Then the Orcs screamed, waving spear and sword, and shooting a cloud of arrows at any that stood revealed upon the battlements; and the men of the Mark amazed looked out, as it seemed to them, upon a great …
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Are there orcs who were well known before becoming one?
It's not even clear that the Orcs actually were created by twisting the Elves, although it's one of the more popular theories. … It's possible he was one of the first orcs, but there's no confirmation of this; in fact, as Tolkien himself noted in a footnote to his essay on Orcs, it's possible that "Baldog" was a title, or that he …
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How did the Great Goblin recognize Glamdring and Orcrist?
In a late essay, Tolkien discussed the possibility that some of Morgoth's Orcish lieutenants were maiar in the forms of Orcs. …
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